The secret sauce for effective local indie online news easily boils down to choosing between two words:?FOR ?vs. ABOUT. “Reporters elsewhere write ABOUT our communities. We write FOR our communities,” said David Boraks, Publisher of DavidsonNews.net, at the close of … Continue reading →

In a wide ranging conversation Jay Rosen, journalism professor from New York University, and Michele Mclellan, founder of the BlockbyBlock Community News?Summit, ?discussed the summit’s origin, and the lessons learned about sustaining … Continue reading →

Over three days last weekend — Sept. 29-Oct 1 — more than 100 people gathered for the second Block by Block Community News Summit in Chicago. The majority of those present were independent news publishers who run local, digital commmunity … Continue reading →

We’re excited – Block by Block 2011 is getting close. Join us Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Chicago for another lively gathering of independent online community news publishers. If you’re leading a local online news start up or looking to grow … Continue reading →

Last weekend, Jay Rosen was part of a New York University hyperlocal conclave, and there he succinctly talked about how advertising is evolving from legacy media to online: It’s about value-added expertise. News publishers need to deliver an expertise service … Continue reading →

The Federal Communications Commission released today the 300+ page report “The Information Needs of Communities: The changing media landscape in a broadband age”. The report is an exhaustive overview of modern American media in traditional and emerging formats. The term … Continue reading →